Home Barista Podcast - Episode 9 part 1 - Is Coffee Becoming Boring?
A controversial topic over coffee with an insane crew of coffee professionals, geeks, lovers and influencers.
Hey, all you beautiful coffee lovers and welcome to Episode 9 of the Home Barista Podcast.
In today's episode, I am joined by an insane crew of coffee professionals, self-confessed coffee nerds, coffee roasters, business owners, and influencers. We are talking about a somewhat controversial topic: "Is Coffee Becoming Boring?" This is a question that has been floating around in my mind for a little while as over the past 6 months I have consumed a couple of bags of coffee that have left me very underwhelmed and just confused. But, this question isn't just about drinking coffee, it is also aimed at the industry itself.
Click the image to give the latest episode a listen.
For this episode, I am joined by an insane crew of 4 people (3 of them you have already been introduced to here on the Home Barista Podcast) and the fourth person is making her debut. Let me introduce them to you:
Logan - Co-owner of Hammerstone Coffee and Barista Championship Veteran.
Jaye - Barista, and Roaster at Firsthand Coffee and Coffee Influencer at Your Local Barista NZ on Instagram.
Ant - AKA The Magic Roast. Coffee blogger extraordinaire, Wellington coffee legend, Self-confessed coffee nerd, and a very well-respected advocate of the New Zealand coffee industry.
Last but not least making her debut is Michalina - the YouTube coffee queen aka Coffee That Gives A Puck and also a part-time barista in Christchurch with Switch Espresso.
I invited this crew of people to have this conversation with me as I knew (before we even hit record) that the points they were all bringing to the table are coming from a deep wealth of knowledge, passion, hard work, and pure love for coffee that made for one of the best conversations I have been a part of, for a long time. So good in fact, this is a 2 part episode.
ANYWAY, less reading and more listening. Make sure you have a delicious cup of coffee in hand and hit that play button.
Keen to create your own Audio/Video Podcast and looking for a place to begin? Check out Riverside.FM.
It is an all-in-one podcast recording platform that makes it so easy to get set up and running, the best part is, it is FREE and runs within your browser so no need to download fancy software. If you decide to go all in with a paid plan, then I would love it if you used my affiliate link above which earns me a small commission and will be placed straight back into the Home Barista Podcast. Not looking to create your own podcast but do you enjoy this one? Then I have 2 things to ask of you and they are to please hit that subscribe button on your favorite podcast platform, which lets me know you are enjoying the show and makes sure you get notified of new episodes.
The second thing is if you are keen to really get behind and support the growth of the Home Barista Podcast you can do so with a monetary gift over at Buy Me A Coffee. It is not expected but very much appreciated. I have big plans for the Home Barista Podcast. Being really transparent with you, I hope to one day make this podcast and The Drumming Barista my full-time job. For the time being all monetary gifts are going towards investing in new microphones and a camera to help take the audio and visual quality to another level.
Big Love
Sean
The Drumming Barista